Course Speaking For Debating

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce the students to the principles, practices, and concepts of speaking for debate. This course is mainly performance-based class activities with the major amount of class time is spent on public presentations, group interactions, and formal argument, persuasion, and debate practices. This course covers 1) lectures of introducing students of proficiency in public speaking and eloquence 2) discussion about debating, debating theories and formats eg Australasian, Asian, and British Parliamentary debate formats, constructive argumentation and the development of argumentative competence and 3) debating performance and how to judge/adjudicate debates.

Program Objectives (PO)

Being able to construct arguments in the form of debate performances dealing with selected motions/topics using British Parliamentary or Australian Parliamentary.
Being able to develop themselves continuously, communicate, and collaborate.

Being able to practice debating and judge debating practices.
Being able to practice debate using appropriate grammar and correct pronunciation.

Aktifitas Pembelajaran

Pertemuan 1

Being able to identify the key elements of debating, including the structure of a debate, the roles of the speakers, and the types of arguments that are commonly used.

Date 1 September 2023

Pertemuan 2
To synthesize ideas and issues of given controversial topics or motions in debating.
Date 8 September 2023
Pertemuan 3
To analyze the elements of argument including the basic premises and fallacies in arguments.
Date 15 September 2023
Pertemuan 4
To construct cases of the controversial topics/motions.
Date 22 September 2023
Pertemuan 5
To synthesize reasoning based on the cases of the controversial topics/motions.
Date 29 September 2023
Pertemuan 6
To present relevant evidence in defending the case based on the controversial topics/motions
Date 6 Oktober 2023
Pertemuan 7
To construct refutation of the opposing arguments in debating activities.
Date 13 Oktober 2023
Pertemuan 8
To present justifications during debate adjudication.
Date 20 Oktober 2023
Pertemuan 9
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 27 Oktober 2023
Pertemuan 10
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 3 November 2023
Pertemuan 11
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 10 November 2023
Pertemuan 12
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 17 November 2023
Pertemuan 13
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 24 November 2023
Pertemuan 14
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 1 Desember 2023
Pertemuan 15
To administer debate parliamentary, including debating tournament.
Date 8 Desember 2023
Pertemuan 16
Reflection
Date 15 Desember 2023